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Analysis: Medicare Advantage prior authorization requests increase by 9 million in 3 years
More than 46 million prior authorization requests were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers in 2022, according to KFF analysis released Aug. 6 examining data submitted by MA insurers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on prior authorization requests, denials and appeals from 2019 through 2022.
New ‘People Matter, Words Matter’ poster on culturally aware language available in Spanish
The AHA Aug. 6 released the first poster of the People Matter, Words Matter series to be translated into Spanish. Las Personas Importan, Las Palabras Importan covers the importance of using culturally aware language.
Health Care Safety and Security Best Practices – Your Questions Answered
Join us to learn how to elevate security measures and enhance emergency response protocols, leverage effective situational awareness techniques, harness the potential of artificial intelligence in preparing and responding to active threats, and evaluate the substantial impact of comprehensive safety training for your hospitals.
New treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy brings hope to a West Virginia boy
Thanks to West Virginia University Medicine Children’s six-year-old Alexander Shell was among the first patients in the country — and the first in West Virginia — to receive the first dose of ELEVIDYS gene therapy.
Two heart transplants in one day showcase cardiac transplant team
A heart transplant comes close to a miracle for those who need it. It takes many hands to make that miracle happen: A team including surgeons, operating room staff, heart and lung machine specialists, physicians and others must work together to ensure a successful surgery. It’s a careful balance, and one that the Medical University of South Carolina recently pulled off twice in one day.
Turning Our Vision Toward the Invisible: Minority Mental Health
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to acknowledge that we live in a time when the patients and communities we serve are experiencing the impact of ongoing racial injustice, health care inequities and civil unrest. As a health care workforce, we also operate daily under the same realities, with the added pressures of providing quality health care in a constrained financial environment.
Boston Medical Center’s 5 Steps to Better Community Health
The AHA awarded the Foster G. McGaw Prize to Boston Medical Center (BMC) Health System for its achievements in improving access to high-quality health care — particularly for underserved areas — and developing innovative partnerships with community organizations.
What’s Behind the Humana-Walmart Lease Deal to Provide Primary Care to Seniors?
Humana’s CenterWell will be leasing space to open 23 senior-focused primary care clinics outside former Walmart health clinics just three months after Walmart announced it was closing its 51 Walmart Health centers in five states and exiting its telehealth business.
Vulnerability Bulletin TLP White: CVE-2024-38856 Apache OFBiz Screen Rendering Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
On August 5, 2024, a critical vulnerability in Apache OFBiz version 18.12.14 was observed.
AHA podcast: Piloting Innovative Workforce Support to Put the Focus on Patient Care
Darryl A. Elmouchi, M.D., chief operating officer of Corewell Health, discusses the current constraints facing caregivers when managing their day-to-day responsibilities, and how Corewell piloted innovative programs to help their employees get back to the main priority of patient care.